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Regardless...seems pretty stupid and suspicious to me.
Then I read this on the NOAA site. What a fantastic rule to force domestic IP out of the country. It's actually quite mind blowing to realize that the government has taken so many steps to suppress the people's freedoms.
{copied from NOAA website}
Background
The National and Commercial Space Programs Act (NCSPA or Act), 51 U.S.C. § 60101, et seq as amended (the Act), provides no person who is subject to the jurisdiction or control of the U.S. may operate any private remote sensing space system without a license, and authorized the Secretary of Commerce to license private sector parties to operate private remote sensing space systems. By law, the Secretary can grant a license only upon determining, in writing that the applicant (licensee) will comply with the requirements of the Act, any regulations issued pursuant to the Act and any applicable international obligations and national security concerns of the United States.
Information on applying for a license can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 15 CFR Part 960, specifically, Subpart B and Appendix 1.
The video had part of the scene blacked out but still a launch of something was visible for an instant. That video soon was taken down and replaced with the released object removed from the scene. Maybe It was be a factor.
What a great way to start the Gulch!